Building and Technology

I was a renter for many years myself a few years back and I am well aware of the difficulties many renters face: rent affordability, Credit issues, neighbor issues, community issues etc.

Many times it is more difficult being a renter then it is being a home owner.

What many renters fail to realize however, is that their ultimate goal should not be the ability to rent a nice apartment in an upscale neighborhood. The ultimate goal for every renter should be to purchase their own home one day.

Whether that home is a detached or attached single family home doesn’t matter in the beginning. The idea is to one day stop paying someone else’s mortgage and start building your financial security for yourself and your family!

The tax advantages alone should be enough to cause a renter to sit up and take notice (always consultant a qualified tax professional regarding the tax advantages of home ownership).

Being a property owner and landlord myself, I offer all my tenants assistance in becoming home owners themselves. I do this because I have first hand knowledge of the process and also selfishly, I receive a very high degree of self-satisfaction helping others achieve the goal of home ownership.

The smile and look on the face of a first time home owner when I hand them the keys to their new home, to me is priceless and makes my job rewarding, fun and satisfying!

I can tell you first hand, there is no better feeling waking up in the morning knowing that the home you slept in last night is your own. You can freely: paint it, remodel it, place carpeting or other flooring without the consequence that when you move you will have to replace what you have done using your security deposit!

There are many reasons renters are hesitant to purchase a home, some of the more common concerns that renters (potential first time home buyers) have expressed to me personally are: